Where does “Buchstabe” come from?

Buchstabe (German) comes from Middle High German buochstabe, from Old High German buohstabo — letter, writing.

Buchstabe (German): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “Buchstabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuochstabe
2Old High Germanbuohstaboletter, writing

Words derived from “Buchstabe

Every word from Old High German buohstabo